Award-winning 16th century Scottish manse with whisky room for sale in Fife

On particularly chilly winter days, we daydream about hibernating indoors until spring. But it would take a particularly special house to keep us cosy and entertained. Now we've found the perfect property: a restored Scottish manse dating back to 1590 with its own whisky room.

Melville Manse hasn't always looked so welcoming. It was built on land donated by the Laird of Anstruther at the end of the 16th century. Extension work to build the west wing was carried out in 1753, and a sympathetic restoration took place in 1864.

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Historic Scotland then Category 'A' Listed the property in 1972, just before it was awarded a Saltire Award for conservation. The house was put on the At Risk register in April 2008 and sold to the current owners in 2010 who then carried out a full restoration and further extension to the north. Now, it stands as a historic and well-loved family home on the banks of pretty Anstruther in Fife's sought-after East Neuk.

Charming period features abound over the three levels, from the vaulted ceilings, slate roof and traditional crow steeped gables, to the original main tower staircase which winds its way through the property, and the tower room which looks out over the water.

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Modern additions also abound over the 4,250 sq ft floor plan. Underfloor heating has been installed, along with a state of the art sound system that brings music to every room.

There's a spacious open-plan kitchen/diner for warming family meals, a reading room to curl up in, four bathrooms to relax in and a snug to settle into on dark winter evenings, too.

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If you're entertaining, you could even use part of the ground floor as a self-contained one bedroom flat with separate kitchen, lounge and bathroom.

Even the garden will cast a special spell, thanks to high stone walls, sheltered terraces, extensive lawns and plenty of trees and plants. If whisky isn't your thing, there's a former dove house which has been turned into a wine room with spiral store. You know where to find us.

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Ready to move in? Melville Manse is on the market for £1.15 million through local agents Galbraith.

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